SDE II: DynamoDB Scale & Distributed Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a deeply technical software development engineer to help scale DynamoDB. You will own end-to-end responsibilities from design to operations, delivering high-throughput, low-latency services across thousands of machines.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, implementation, reviews, and mentoring within a fast-paced AWS environment. You will contribute to innovative, data-driven solutions and help shape DynamoDB’s global footprint.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design, Develop, Manage, optimize, and re-imagine highly distributed, large-scale services.
• Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.
• Be hands on. Work with others on the engineering team to manage day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation.
• Deliver quality features on-time and on-budget. Execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Contribute to the intellectual property of Amazon through patents and external publications.

Skills

Software development

Software architecture

Programming language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a deeply technical software development engineer to help scale DynamoDB. You will own end-to-end responsibilities from design to operations, delivering high-throughput, low-latency services across thousands of machines.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, implementation, reviews, and mentoring within a fast-paced AWS environment. You will contribute to innovative, data-driven solutions and help shape DynamoDB’s global footprint.